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Overhead Crumbl carrot cake cookies
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Crumbl carrot cake cookies

These crumbl carrot cake cookies taste just like a holiday carrot cake slice. They are perfectly spiced then topped with homemace cream cheese frosting.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time32 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 cookies

Ingredients

Cookie base

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup carrots shredded
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 yolk
  • 3 tbsp heavy cream at room temperature
  • 1 & 3/4 cup AP flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp allspice
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • pinch cloves
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Cream cheese frosting

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Make the cookies

  • Preheat the oven to 350F then line a baking sheet and set aside.
  • Cream the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until smooth and creamy.
    1/2 cup butter, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • Mix in the shredded carrots, vanilla extract, egg yolk, and heavy cream until smooth.
    1/2 cup carrots, 1 tbsp vanilla extract, 1 yolk, 3 tbsp heavy cream
  • Add in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, cloves, and salt and mix just until the flour mixture disappears.
    1 & 3/4 cup AP flour, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp allspice, 1/4 tsp ginger, pinch cloves, 1/4 tsp salt
  • Scoop out 8 equal cookie dough balls, place them on the prepared baking sheet, gently flatten to about 3/4-1 inch in thickness and bake for 12 minutes.
  • Let the cookies cool down on the baking sheet for 20 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

Make the cream cheese frosting

  • In a stand mixer cream the cream cheese and the butter with a whisk attachement until smooth and combined.
    4 oz cream cheese, 3 tbsp butter
  • Mix in the vanilla extract and the powdered sugar and mix for 4-5 minutes or until light and creamy.
    1 tsp vanilla extract, 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • Frost the cookie with a round tip then top with the chopped-up pecans and enjoy!
    Pecans

Nutrition

Calories: 490Calories | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 646mg | Potassium: 152mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 2128IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 2mg